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Trump evangelical rally proceeds despite warnings from city, state (Las Vegas)
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/trump-evangelical-rally-proceeds-despite-warnings-from-city-state-2089941/
People gather before the start of an "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
By Rory Appleton Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 6, 2020 - 8:41 pm
Updated August 6, 2020 - 11:14 pm
Hundreds of people packed the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday for a faith-based campaign event for President Donald Trump headlined by the president’s personal pastor, Paula White.
“Our president understands how important faith is to our country,” White said.
According to organizers and one speaker, the Evangelicals for Trump event proceeded despite warnings from city and state officials, including several attempts by police to shut it down as it unfolded.
Ralph Reed, a political consultant and chair of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and the City Council threatened the owners of the Ahern Hotel with fines and license revocation if they allowed the event to proceed.
White added during her speech that Gov. Steve Sisolak also attempted to block the event.
The Review-Journal obtained a copy of a letter sent by the city to the event’s organizers Thursday afternoon warning that the event would be a violation of Sisolak’s Phase Two order limiting gatherings to no more than 50 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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People gather before the start of an "Evangelicals for Trump" campaign event at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
By Rory Appleton Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 6, 2020 - 8:41 pm
Updated August 6, 2020 - 11:14 pm
Hundreds of people packed the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday for a faith-based campaign event for President Donald Trump headlined by the president’s personal pastor, Paula White.
“Our president understands how important faith is to our country,” White said.
According to organizers and one speaker, the Evangelicals for Trump event proceeded despite warnings from city and state officials, including several attempts by police to shut it down as it unfolded.
Ralph Reed, a political consultant and chair of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and the City Council threatened the owners of the Ahern Hotel with fines and license revocation if they allowed the event to proceed.
White added during her speech that Gov. Steve Sisolak also attempted to block the event.
The Review-Journal obtained a copy of a letter sent by the city to the event’s organizers Thursday afternoon warning that the event would be a violation of Sisolak’s Phase Two order limiting gatherings to no more than 50 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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